What happened on January 30

51 documented historical events happened on January 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bolesław I, the Piast ruler of Poland, signed the Peace of Bautzen to end the German–Polish War. On the same day, in another year: Wareru created the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in today's Lower Burma and declared himself king following the collapse of the Pagan Empire. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 30, including Lady Anne Clifford, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Johann Joachim Quantz. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

95 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 30, including Balthild of Chelles, Peter I of Bulgaria, Emperor Takakura. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

19 observances are celebrated on January 30 around the world: Christian Feast Day: Adelelmus of Burgos, Christian Feast Day: Aldegonde, Christian Feast Day: Anthony the Great (Coptic Church), Christian Feast Day: Armentarius of Pavia, Christian Feast Day: Balthild, Christian Feast Day: Charles, King and Martyr (various provinces of the Anglican Communion). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.